1. New EU Regulation on General Safety Implementation of Tyre Aspects Presentation to GRB and GRRF. Informal Document No. GRRF-67-33 (67th GRRF, 2-5 February 2010, agenda item 9(f))

2. Overview Background. What was agreed in the GSR Co- decision Process. What was agreed by the GRB/GRRF group.

3. Background Current EU type approval standards for tyres contained in Directive 92/23/EEC (similar to UNECE Regulations 30 and 54). Directive 2001/43 added rolling noise limits.

4. Why change was Necessary As part of agreement which led to 2001/43, Commission was asked to consider more ambitious noise limits. Also, in order to meet CO 2 emission targets it was decided to introduce tyre rolling resistance limit values. Both of the above needed to be achieved without sacrificing safety (wet grip performance)

5. General Safety Regulation Instead of revising the existing 92/23 Directive, it was decided to put tyre provisions into a new ‘General Safety Regulation’ (GSR). The main political aspects of the GSR would be agreed by European Parliament and Council (co-decision).

6. Progress of Co-Decision Procedure Proposal published May 2008. Parliament 1 st reading agreement March 2009. Council Adoption June 2009.

7. Summary of GSR Requirements on Tyres General tyre requirements to refer to UNECE Regs 30 and 54. Reduction in noise limits - by average of 4 db (A). New limits on rolling resistance New wet grip requirements. Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems to be mandatory for cars.

8. Tyre noise proposals (C1 tyres) Tyre classLimit value db(A) oldnewdifference C1A (≤ 185mm) 72-74702-4 C1B (185-215mm) 75714 C1C (215-245mm) 76715 C1D (245-275mm) 76724 C1E (> 275mm) 76742 Additional 1 db(A) allowed for snow or extra load tyres Old/new values not exactly comparable since tyre width categories have changed

9. Tyre noise proposals (C2 and C3) Tyre classLimit value db(A) oldnewdifference C2 75723 C2 snow 77734 C2 traction snow traction N/A73 75 C2 special 78 74 (75 for traction) 3-4 C3 76733 C3 snow 78744 C3 traction snow traction N/A75 76 C3 special 79 75 (77 for traction) 2-4

10. Tyre Rolling Resistance New limits on rolling resistance introduced for the first time. Limits to apply in two stages, from 2012 and 2016 (new types). CO 2 reduction contribution of around 3.9 g/km for typical car.

11. Tyre Rolling Resistance Proposed values based on ‘state of art’ in 2004. 56% of summer tyres in 2004 could meet proposed Phase 1 requirements; 16% could meet proposed phase 2 requirements. 26% of winter tyres in 2004 could meet proposed Phase 1 requirements; 3% could meet proposed phase 2 requirements.

12. Tyre Rolling Resistance Further encouragement to improve rolling resistance could be achieved by labelling scheme. This is the subject of a separate Commission Regulation ((EC) 1222/2009).

13. Tyre Rolling Resistance Tyre categoryMax. Rolling Resistance (Kg/Tonne) Stage 1Stage 2 C11210.5 C210.59 C386.5

14. Tyre wet grip requirements Introduced to ensure that safety standards are maintained. Identical to the current requirements in UNECE Regulation 117. Mandatory for new C1 tyre types from 2012 and existing types from 2014. Intention is to extend requirements to C2 and C3 tyres when standards are finalised.

15. Implementation (tyre requirements) Item new typesexisting types* Rolling resistance –P1) 2012**2014 (2016 for C3 tyres) Rolling resistance-P2) 2016**2018 (2020 for C3 tyres) Rolling noise2012**2016 *Sell-off period allowed (30 months or less) **One year later for vehicle installation requirements

16. Allowances for non-standard Tyres Council working group accepted that extra allowances were required for non- standard tyres (snow, traction, special, extra-load) for noise and rolling resistance Parliament would only accept such allowances if these categories were precisely defined.

17. Implementing Requirements Detailed technical requirements (test procedures, definitions) would be agreed at Committee level Where possible, reference would be made to UNECE Regulations to improve harmonisation. Ideal solution - to incorporate requirements in updated Regulation 117.